Adjusted rates (per cent) of exclusive (EBF) and any (ABF) breast feeding at different ages and with different recall periods by intervention group and round of data collection
| Early intervention group | Late intervention group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding indicators | Round | n | Per cent | (95% CI) | n | Per cent | (95% CI) |
| EBF at 3 months (recall 24 h) | 1 | 852 | 58.1 | (52.1 to 64.1) | 746 | 52.8 | (47.3 to 58.4) |
| 2 | 845 | 57.5 | (54.4 to 60.7) | 645 | 53.6 | (45.7 to 61.6) | |
| 3 | 867 | 62.3 | (59.8 to 64.7) | 633 | 57.9 | (53.8 to 62.1) | |
| EBF at 3 months (recall 7 days) | 1 | 852 | 49.6 | (43.5 to 55.7) | 746 | 43.4 | (38.3 to 48.5) |
| 2 | 845 | 52.9 | (48.7 to 57.2) | 645 | 50.0 | (41.5 to 58.4) | |
| 3 | 867 | 55.9 | (52.3 to 59.4) | 633 | 51.1 | (47.5 to 54.6) | |
| EBF at 6 months (recall 24 h) | 1 | 822 | 9.0 | (6.2 to 11.9) | 726 | 7.1 | (3.9 to 10.2) |
| 2 | 835 | 7.7 | (5.4 to 9.9) | 636 | 8.4 | (4.7 to 12.2) | |
| 3 | 842 | 7.6 | (4.9 to 10.3) | 599 | 9.6 | (7.2 to 12.1) | |
| EBF at 6 months (recall 7 days) | 1 | 822 | 5.5 | (3.8 to 7.2) | 726 | 5.3 | (2.8 to 7.7) |
| 2 | 835 | 5.6 | (3.7 to 7.4) | 636 | 6.7 | (3.7 to 9.8) | |
| 3 | 842 | 5.4 | (2.7 to 8.0) | 599 | 7.6 | (5.6 to 9.6) | |
| ABF at 6 months (recall 24 h) | 1 | 822 | 67.6 | (62.5 to 72.7) | 726 | 62.4 | (55.8 to 69.0) |
| 2 | 835 | 66.7 | (63.5 to 69.9) | 636 | 63.4 | (59.4 to 67.3) | |
| 3 | 842 | 69.0 | (66.2 to 71.8) | 599 | 65.4 | (61.4 to 69.5) | |
| ABF at 12 months (recall 24 h) | 1 | 777 | 32.4 | (26.6 to 38.2) | 683 | 28.6 | (24.1 to 33.2) |
| 2 | 820 | 34.9 | (32.4 to 37.5) | 611 | 30.8 | (24.0 to 37.6) | |
| 3 | 817 | 36.2 | (32.4 to 40.1) | 592 | 34.9 | (30.9 to 39.0) | |